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H. WILLIAMS.

PLOW. APPLIEJATION FILED JULY 1, 1911.

Patented Feb. 27,

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PLOW.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 1, 1911.

Patented Feb. 27

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PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

Application filed July 1, 1911. Serial No. 636,397.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAYWOOD WILLIAMS, a citizen of the .United States,residing at Altheimer, in the county of Jefferson and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to farming implements and more particularly toplows.

An object of the invention is to provide a plow having an adjustableframework comprising transversely movable beams connected at theiropposite ends by parallel end straps, one above the other.

Another object is to provide a plow of this character having wheelsmounted on stub shafts connected with the outside movable beams in suchmanner that the frame work may be readily raised or lowered, as desired.

Another object is to provide a plow of this nature, either side of whichmay be raised or lowered independently of the other side and adjustableconnections between the front end of the frame and the clevis, and,another object is to provide a plow of this character having the handlesadjustably secured to the central beam of the frame and suitably braced,certain of the braces being also connected to the central beam.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and pointedout in the specification and claim. 4

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a side elevational viewof. the complete plow. Fig; 2 is across sectional view on the line 22 of. Fig. 1, and, Fig. 3 is a topplan view of the complete implement.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents thelongitudinal beams, of which I have shown three, but any number may beemployed. Passing horizontally through each beam, near the opposite endsthereof,

is a bolt 2, which also passes throughthe vertical portion of a spacingand connecting brace 3. The opposite ends of each brace 3 are turned atright angles to the vertical portion thereof and parallel to oneanother, and passing through these parallel ends of each brace 3 is thelong bolt 4:, which also is secured through one of the spaced openingsprovided therefor through the straps 5, one of which rests above thebeams, while the other rests below .said beams, said straps beingparallel to one another and extending 1n a. transverse direction. The

openings through the straps 5 for the bolts 4 are suitably spaced fromone another and are preferably located near the opposite ends, but ifdesired, may be continued the full length of the straps and any numberof these openings may, be provided. Thus it will be seen that bychanging thev proper bolts 4 to other openings through the straps 5, thebeams 1 may be moved toward or away from one another, as desired.

The central beam 1 is preferably rigidly connected to the straps 5 atthe opposite ends thereof at the central portions of the straps to holdthe latter atthe proper angles to the central beam and prevent the framefrom collapsing.

Secured upon the upper side of each beam 1 are the transverselycorrugated plates 6, which are secured in position by bolts 7 passingthrough the opposite ends thereof and downwardly through the beams. The

bolt 7- passing through the rear end of each plate 6 also passes throughthe front arm 8 of the forked upper end of the plow foot brace 9, therear arm'lO between the forked upper end of the brace 9 being secured tothe underside of the beam 1 by a bolt 11, or other suitable means.Pivoted upon the lower edge of each brace 9 is the angularly adjustablestandard 12, which is pivoted to the bars at the point 13, near thelower end of the standard. The standard 12 is preferably of the typecomposed of parallel irons connected at their lower ends and havingtheir upper-ends pressing upon the opposite sides of the beamandconnected thereabove by the connecting pin or bolt 14,

which rests within the corrugations of the plate, 6, the irons havingalso passing therethrough directly beneath the beam 1, a rivet or thelike 15, which serves to brace the irons and hold them in proper spacedrelation to one another, and at the same time prevent the standard fromrising high enough to disengage the bolt 14 from within the corrugationsof the plate 6, making it necessary to remove the bolt 14: and swing thestandard upon its pivot pin 13 until the desired adjustment is obtained,after which the bolt 14 is replaced, resting within the propercorrugation.

The frame may be raised or lowered by swinging the levers 16, which havetheir lower ends secured upon the squared upper ends of the stub crankshafts 17 it being understood that a surface wheel 18 is mounted uponthe lower rounded and outwardly extending end of each shaft 17. Theupper end of each shaft is mounted within a suitable bracket 19, securedto the under face of one of the outer beams, and near the rear endthereof. It will be understood that either wheel 18 may be raised orlowered independently of the other and that one wheel is mountedconsiderably forwardly of the other. This is on account of the plowstandard 12, mounted on the same beam as the forward wheel 18, beingpositioned near the front end of this beam, while the standard 12,carried below the other outer beam 1 is a short distance rearwardly ofthe first foot. The standard 12 carried by the central beam, ispreferably positioned near the rear end of the frame, between the wheels18. The purpose of this arrangement of the plow stand ard and the wheelswill be readily understood.

l'Vhen it is desired to raise or lower the plows carried upon the plowstandard 12 to regulate the depth at which they are to penetrate theground, the thumb latches 20 of the levers 16 are swung upon theirpivots to press said fingers against the upper ends of the levers 16 anddraw upon the wires 21, to raise the latches 22, carried upon the lowerends of the wires 21, from engagement with the teeth of the segment rack23, secured to the outer beams 1, to allow the levers 16 to be swung inthe proper direction, after which the thumb latches 20 are released andthe latches 22 allowed to again engage the teeth of the rack 23 and holdthe levers in proper position. The levers 16 are properly guided by thelower ends of the latch casings 2a, which lower ends project over theteeth of the segment rack 23 and, thus, hold the levers 16 against theopposite sides of the segment racks 23 and the latch 22, directly abovethe rack teeth.

Secured to the opposite sides of the central beam 1, about midway thelength of the beam, are the lower ends of the handles 25,

which are secured thereto by the bolt 26, or other suitable meanspassing therethrough and through the beam 1. The handles 25 divergetoward their outer ends and are slanted upwardly, as is usual, thehandles being spaced and held in proper relation to one another by meansof the bar 26, extending from handle to handle near their upper ends.The handles 25 are also braced by the brace bars 27, which have theirupper ends secured to the handles 25 and their lower ends to the centralbeam 1, said brace bars being vertical and connected to the handles 25about midway their length.

The inner end of the clevis 28 is pivoted bet-ween the outer ends of theshort straps 29, which have their outer ends bolted to the oppositesides of the central beam 1 at its outer end, said straps being boltedthereto by means of the bolt 2 passing through said straps and the outerend of this beam and securing the bars 3. Connected to the oppositesides of the clevis 28, near the outer end thereof, are the bent ends ofthe bracing straps 30, which have their inner ends pivoted to the irons31, which are secured at their inner ends between the outer beams 1 andthe braces 8, connected to the forward ends of these beams by means ofthe bolts 2, said bolts 2 also passing through the inner ends of theiron straps 31. It will thus be seen that the clevis 28 is connected tothe frame in such manner as to allow the clevis. to move upwardly ordownwardly, as required, said clevis swinging upon the ends of thestraps 29 and 31.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a plow having a frameworkcomposed of transversely adjust-able beams and end straps between whichthe ends of the beams are secured, means for raising and lowering eitherside of the framework independently of the other, means for adjustingthe angle of the plows or other implement carried upon the standards,and pivotal connections between the clevis and the frame, together withsubstantial handles secured to the center of the frame and securelybraced in proper position. It will also be seen that this plow will beeasy to manipulate and eflicient in use. It will also be apparent thatas all of the parts are of simple formation, the entire implement may bemanufactured and marketed at an extremely low figure.

That I claim is:

A plow comprising parallel beams, braces having recesses in the verticalportion thereof and secured to the opposite inner ends of the outerbeams, two-part adjustable brace straps having their inner ends receivedwithin said recesses, said braces having their 0pposite ends bentinwardly at right angles to the vertical portion, straps above and belowsaid beams, means passing through the beams, bracing straps and strapsfor holding the beams in spaced relation, additional straps secured tothe central beam and having a clevis pivoted to the outer ends thereof,said bracing straps having their outer ends secured to said clevis nearthe outer end thereof, and standards adjustably secured to said beams instaggered relation.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HAYWOOD WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE GULF,

J. R. VALT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G.

